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Dylan originally wrote "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" in the form of a poem. The first iteration of the lyrics was written on a typewriter in the shared apartment of Dylan's friends Wavy Gravy and singer Tom Paxton, within Greenwich Village, New York City. [4]
A folk ballad, the lyrics discuss topics of self-identity and doubling, and the impact one's present self has on their future lives, themes some linked to the Shadow concepts of Carl Jung. Almost thirty years later, Bowie rerecorded the song for the Toy project in 2000. After the project's shelving, the remake saw release as a B-side in 2002 ...
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (or "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It appears on Julius La Rosa's 1966 album You're Gonna Hear from Me, Eric Burdon's 1967 album Eric Is Here, on Newman's 1968 debut album Randy Newman, in The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 (2003), and in Newman's official and bootleg live albums.
The Christian-related lyrics on Hallowed Ground were thought by some to be ironic, despite Gano being a devout Baptist. [1] The other two members of Violent Femmes were atheists , and initially refused to perform those songs, but after their debut had been recorded, they relented and several of Gano's religion-themed songs were recorded for ...
"It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" or "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" is a folk song first recorded in 1923 by "The Red-Headed Music Maker," the singer and instrumentalist Wendell Hall (1896–1969). [1] Ukulele arrangement on the song was by May Singhi Breen . [ 2 ]
Blossom Dearie recorded the song for her 1967 album Soon It's Gonna Rain. [6] Julie London recorded the song for her 1968 album Easy Does It. For his album Kidults (2001), Mandy Patinkin and Kristin Chenoweth made a recording of the song. [7] Duke Ellington also recorded the song; it appeared on the 2002 album Live and Rare. [8]
Interpreting the song in its time period (1970), and the resigned but somewhat angry feeling of the song, many see "Who'll Stop the Rain" as a thinly veiled protest against the Vietnam War, with the final verse lyrics and its references to music, large crowds, rain, and crowds trying to keep warm being about the band's experience at the ...
The Zulu Mix of "They Say It's Gonna Rain" was included on Dean's second album, Always, which was released three years after the single, in 1988. [1] In 2012, both mixes, as well as the 7" version and the single's b-side "Can't Get You Out Of My Mind" were included on a reissue of the album.